Newton

Summary:

The Newton school district in Massachusetts is home to 22 high-performing schools, including 16 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, and 2 high schools. These schools consistently deliver exceptional educational outcomes, with all schools rated 4 or 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

At the high school level, Newton North High School and Newton South High School are standout performers, ranked 26th and 12th out of 349 Massachusetts high schools, respectively. The middle schools also excel, with F.A. Day Middle School and Charles E. Brown Middle School ranking 31st and 8th out of 484 Massachusetts middle schools. At the elementary level, Mason-Rice Elementary, A.E. Angier Elementary, and John Ward Elementary are among the highest-performing, ranking in the top 25 out of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools.

The Newton school district's commitment to education is evident in its high spending per student, ranging from $20,084 at Franklin Elementary to $39,581 at the Newton Early Childhood Program. This investment, coupled with low student-teacher ratios, contributes to the district's exceptional academic outcomes, with students significantly outperforming state averages on standardized tests and boasting high graduation rates and low dropout rates.

District Detail

100 Walnut Street
Newtonville, MA 02460

(617) 559-6100

SchoolDigger Rank:
34^th of 348 Massachusetts districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 11,632

Primary Schools: 15
Middle Schools: 4
High Schools: 2
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2025)								MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2025)								MCAS Next Generation Science (2025)				MCAS Next Generation Physics (2025)	MCAS Next Generation Civics (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Physics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Bigelow Middle	Public	6-8	42 Vernon St	Newton	02458	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-6800	434	44	9.9		220 (50.7%)	21 (4.8%)	76 (17.5%)	71 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (10.4%)	91.8	48^th of 484 public middle schools	90.1%		88.4	60^th of 493 public middle schools	87.8%	12				71.6	59.4	83.2		71.1				64.8	58.4	73.6		65.3		64.0		64.0		75.2	$26,379
Charles E Brown Middle	Public	6-8	125 Meadowbrook Rd	Newton Centre	02459	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-6900	713	68	10.4		373 (52.3%)	29 (4.1%)	55 (7.7%)	190 (26.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (7.9%)	96.9	8^th of 484 public middle schools	98.3%		94.7	23^rd of 493 public middle schools	95.3%	15				71.8	77.5	78.5		76.0				81.2	79.7	84.5		81.8		72.7		72.7		74.2	$26,911
F A Day Middle	Public	6-8	21 Minot Place	Newtonville	02460	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-9100	860	80	10.8		493 (57.3%)	43 (5.0%)	80 (9.3%)	137 (15.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	100 (11.6%)	93.4	31^st of 484 public middle schools	93.6%		91.6	43^rd of 493 public middle schools	91.3%	12				62.1	71.2	75.8		69.8				62.7	75.4	75.1		71.1		69.8		69.8		73.1	$24,602
Oak Hill Middle	Public	6-8	130 Wheeler Road	Newton	02459	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-9200	649	68	9.5		305 (47.0%)	43 (6.6%)	79 (12.2%)	173 (26.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (7.2%)	92.2	44^th of 484 public middle schools	90.9%		91.1	47^th of 493 public middle schools	90.5%	3				68.2	56.2	70.9		64.9				68.1	73.4	72.5		71.5		69.2		69.2		72.0	$25,407
A E Angier	Public	K-5	1697 Beacon Street	Waban	02468	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-9300	383	38	10.0		232 (60.6%)	14 (3.7%)	19 (5.0%)	72 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (11.5%)	95.7	14^th of 906 public elementary schools	98.5%		95.5	16^th of 916 public elementary schools	98.3%	2	69.2	68.2	76.4					71.4	83.3	80.3	84.7					82.8	87.7			87.7			$25,777
Bowen	Public	K-5	280 Cypress Street	Newton Centre	02459	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-9330	325	33	10.0		141 (43.4%)	10 (3.1%)	41 (12.6%)	100 (30.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (10.2%)	82.6	150^th of 906 public elementary schools	83.4%		88.1	99^th of 916 public elementary schools	89.2%	51	55.6	51.6	63.5					57.0	66.7	64.5	58.7					63.1	74.6			74.6			$25,514
C C Burr	Public	K-5	171 Pine Street	Auburndale	02466	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 559-9360	350	31	11.1		169 (48.3%)	16 (4.6%)	49 (14.0%)	82 (23.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.3%)	93.6	42^nd of 906 public elementary schools	95.4%		84.3	131^st of 916 public elementary schools	85.7%	89	71.2	68.5	67.2					69.0	78.0	75.9	77.1					77.0	77.1			77.1			$24,527
Cabot	Public	K-5	229 Cabot Street	Newtonville	02460	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-9400	414	38	11.0		200 (48.3%)	18 (4.3%)	63 (15.2%)	76 (18.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (13.5%)	75.9	225^th of 906 public elementary schools	75.2%		65.6	315^th of 916 public elementary schools	65.6%	90	49.1	53.8	60.3					54.9	58.6	62.0	52.5					57.6	60.0			60.0			$25,166
Countryside	Public	K-5	191 Dedham Street	Newton Highlands	02461	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-9450	369	38	9.7		180 (48.8%)	23 (6.2%)	35 (9.5%)	92 (24.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (10.6%)	84	137^th of 906 public elementary schools	84.9%		87.2	104^th of 916 public elementary schools	88.6%	33	63.1	73.0	57.6					64.7	70.8	71.4	52.5					65.2	56.7			56.7			$27,250
Franklin	Public	K-5	125 Derby Street	West Newton	02465	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-9500	320	32	9.8		190 (59.4%)	12 (3.8%)	41 (12.8%)	48 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.8%)	74.9	230^th of 906 public elementary schools	74.6%		79	195^th of 916 public elementary schools	78.7%	35	42.0	56.2	71.0					57.3	40.8	52.1	67.7					54.4	74.2			74.2			$24,300
Horace Mann	Public	K-5	225 Nevada Street	Newtonville	02460	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-9510	351	33	10.5		187 (53.3%)	18 (5.1%)	39 (11.1%)	64 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (12.0%)	78.1	203^rd of 906 public elementary schools	77.6%		76.4	232^nd of 916 public elementary schools	74.7%	29	49.2	46.7	64.3					53.9	55.0	63.3	65.7					61.6	68.6			68.6			$23,213
John Ward	Public	K-5	10 Dolphin Rd	Newton Centre	02459	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-6450	186	21	8.8		114 (61.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.0%)	35 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (12.9%)	95.2	22^nd of 906 public elementary schools	97.6%		86.6	111^th of 916 public elementary schools	87.9%	89	93.3	65.8	81.8					79.2	96.7	83.8	75.8					85.0	69.7			69.7			$26,500
Lincoln-Eliot	Public	K-5	191 Pearl Street	Newton	02458	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 559-9540	336	36	9.3		129 (38.4%)	24 (7.1%)	71 (21.1%)	74 (22.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (11.3%)	70.8	274^th of 906 public elementary schools	69.8%		82.2	153^rd of 916 public elementary schools	83.3%	121	44.0	50.0	54.6					49.3	54.0	66.1	54.6					58.7	54.6			54.6			$26,479
Mason-Rice	Public	K-5	149 Pleasant Street	Newton Centre	02459	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-9570	321	27	11.7		195 (60.7%)	5 (1.6%)	20 (6.2%)	64 (19.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	35 (10.9%)	95.7	15^th of 906 public elementary schools	98.3%		95.2	17^th of 916 public elementary schools	98.1%	2	76.4	77.2	77.2					76.9	80.0	79.0	71.9					76.9	80.7			80.7			$24,660
Memorial Spaulding	Public	K-5	250 Brookline Street	Newton Centre	02459	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-9600	342	35	9.9		175 (51.2%)	14 (4.1%)	29 (8.5%)	96 (28.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.2%)	92.6	45^th of 906 public elementary schools	95.0%		92.7	43^rd of 916 public elementary schools	95.3%	2	68.9	75.0	81.1					74.3	68.9	73.3	79.3					73.3	69.8			69.8			$25,515
Newton North High	Public	9-12	457 Walnut Street	Newtonville	02460	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-6200	2,096	194	10.7		1,199 (57.2%)	104 (5.0%)	249 (11.9%)	366 (17.5%)	1 (0.0%)	6 (0.3%)	155 (7.4%)	93.1	26^th of 349 public high schools	92.6%		90.2	36^th of 348 public high schools	89.7%	10							76.5								76.8				80.7		75.5		$25,126
Newton South High	Public	9-12	140 Brandeis Road	Newton Centre	02459	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-6700	1,898	163	11.6		1,050 (55.3%)	72 (3.8%)	170 (9.0%)	476 (25.1%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	116 (6.1%)	95.3	12^th of 349 public high schools	96.6%		94.8	10^th of 348 public high schools	97.1%	2							78.7								83.7				85.8		76.0		$24,845
Peirce	Public	K-5	170 Temple Street	West Newton	02465	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-9630	249	21	11.7		140 (56.2%)	10 (4.0%)	31 (12.4%)	44 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.2%)	89.3	79^th of 906 public elementary schools	91.3%		90.5	66^th of 916 public elementary schools	92.8%	13	70.3	59.5	66.7					65.5	67.6	67.6	75.0					70.2	70.0			70.0			$27,945
Underwood	Public	K-5	101 Vernon Street	Newton	02458	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 559-9660	253	23	11.1		113 (44.7%)	15 (5.9%)	41 (16.2%)	54 (21.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (11.1%)	84.5	131^st of 906 public elementary schools	85.5%		86.8	110^th of 916 public elementary schools	88.0%	21	51.4	64.6	84.9					66.4	57.1	56.3	78.8					62.9	84.9			84.9			$24,362
Williams	Public	K-5	141 Grove Street	Auburndale	02466	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-6480	211	25	8.5		98 (46.4%)	6 (2.8%)	19 (9.0%)	75 (35.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.2%)	84.8	128^th of 906 public elementary schools	85.9%		76.9	222^nd of 916 public elementary schools	75.8%	94	68.4	61.8	63.9					64.8	68.4	70.6	50.0					63.0	63.9			63.9			$28,279
Zervas	Public	K-5	30 Beethoven Avenue	Waban	02468	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 559-6750	399	35	11.3		178 (44.6%)	32 (8.0%)	43 (10.8%)	94 (23.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	49 (12.3%)	79.7	186^th of 906 public elementary schools	79.5%		82.7	147^th of 916 public elementary schools	84.0%	39	61.6	60.3	53.4					58.3	64.4	63.8	50.0					59.0	63.5			63.5			$26,900
Newton Early Childhood Program	Public	PK	687 Watertown Street	Newton	02460	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-6050	173	17	10.0		68 (39.3%)	13 (7.5%)	22 (12.7%)	41 (23.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (16.8%)								(n/a)																							$37,387

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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